The Partners
Cypress, Ltd. is a management-consulting firm that simplifies the development and execution of complex efficiency and demand programs. Based in Coto de Caza, CA, Cypress, Ltd. integrates an in-depth understanding of end-use markets and value-chains to support electric, gas, and water utilities in their efforts to motivate customers to adopt efficient behaviors and technologies. Offering a full line of consulting and administrative capabilities from program design through 24/7 customer service, Cypress, Ltd. supports the highest possible participation rates, the greatest cost effectiveness and cost recovery, and efficient resource deployments that results in optimal public perception and enhanced brand image. Cypress, Ltd. is responsible for administering $6 million of the $10 million allotted to PG&E for the Shift & Save program.
Ice Energy® is an energy technology company focused on energy storage and advanced cooling and refrigeration products and technologies. The company manufactures and markets a new Ice Storage Air Conditioner (ISAC) product line for residential and commercial applications that addresses the increasing demand for electricity. Ice Energy's products shift the largest component of residential and commercial peak demand - air conditioning - from expensive "on-peak" times of the day to "off-peak" periods, when energy is less expensive and less polluting. This patented technology complements conventional refrigerant-based air conditioning systems found on most residential and light commercial buildings.
PG&E (Pacific Gas and Electric Company) was incorporated in California in 1905 and is one of the largest combination natural gas and electric utilities in the United States. Based in San Francisco, the company is a subsidiary of PG&E Corporation. There are approximately 20,000 employees who carry out Pacific Gas and Electric Company's primary business-the transmission and delivery of energy. The company provides natural gas and electric service to approximately 15 million people throughout a 70,000-square-mile service area in northern and central California. The PG&E's service area stretches from Eureka in the north to Bakersfield in the south, and from the Pacific Ocean in the west to the Sierra Nevada in the east.
